Looking for Katy Perry, man breaks into Kennedy compound

A man walked into the Kennedy's Hyannis Port home Tuesday night and hung out with Ted Kennedy's 16-year-old grandson, police told TMZ.

James Lacroix, 53, reportedly entered the home through an unlocked door around 6:30 p.m. and started cooking dinner.

Well, that was awfully nice of him.

Ted Kennedy Jr. called the house from Connecticut just after 9 p.m. to check on his son, and Lacroix answered the phone. Kennedy then called police.

So ... this guy walks into the home of a famous family and hangs out for more than two hours, and this 16-year-old isn't bright enough to think to call police?

ames Lacroix, 53, is led from a police cruiser into Barnstable District Court in Barnstable, Mass. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Lacroix, accused of breaking into a home once owned by John F. Kennedy, told authorities he was looking for singer Katy Perry (AP Photo/Cape Cod Times, Steve Heaslip)

Sounds like someone needs to have a chat with the lad. Then again, when I was 16, I thought that if I tried hard enough, I could levitate.

When police arrived they found Lacroix sitting on a couch, reading a book. He reportedly told them he was there to deliver a gift to Katy Perry and wanted to see John F. Kennedy.

Oh.

Police said the 16-year-old Kennedy came home after Lacroix was already there, and simply thought he was a house guest.

Oh.

Lacroix was arrested on suspicion of breaking and entering. Police reportedly told TMZ the man "was detached from reality."

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